Soap dispenser



L. FLORENCE SOAP DISPENSER Jul 23, 1935.

Filed June 11, 1954 Patented. July 23, 1935 I UNITED STATE 2,009,083

SOAP DISPENSER Loui Florence, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada ApplicationJune 11, 1934, Serial No. 730,034

2 Claims.

The invention appertains to dispensers for powdered or granulatedsubstances, particularly soap, whereby a given quantity of suchsubstance is discharged each time the appliance is operated.

In dispensers of this nature it has already been proposed to employ anagitating agent in the receptacle with a View to causing the contents tofreely drop into the measuring pockets. The agitating agents proposedare in the nature of rods.

the production of an eflicient and serviceable dispenser in which thecontents are uniformly agitated or joggled the lower part of throughoutthe entire mass in the receptacle. This distributed jcggling ensures afree fiow' to the pockets of the control member with the result that afull measure is discharged at each operation. Furthermore the dischargepassage does not become blocked and the dispenser rendered inoperative.

Another object of the invention is. to provide a dispenser simple ofconstruction, easy of assembly and inexpensive to manufacture.

Referring to the accompanying drawing; Figure 1 is a. vertical sectionalview of the improved dispenser.

Figure 2 is a fr agmentary sectional view thereof taken onthe line 2-2.

Figure 3 is a cross section taken on line 3-3 of said Figure 1.

In the drawing the receptacle in which has the us the reference numeral5 denotes which the contents are stored, ual fill-cap 6. The receptacleis formed in two main parts, an upper body and a lower member 1 ing aconverging spout In.

comprising a throat 8 presentpassage 9 leading to a discharge The upperwide end of the throat has an annulus II in which the lower end of theaforesaid body is fitted and seated by a shoulder l2. The body issecured to the throat by suitable locking means, which by of a grubscrew plied in the ring way of illustration may consist l3 engaged in agroove l4 supportion [5 of the body.

The lower member I has an integral bracket I6 extending from the throat8 for attachment to a supporting wall.

The bottom of ing i1 containin the throat merges into a housg thecontrol member, for discharge of the contents, which member comprises aplug I 8 of a cylindrical shape turnably disposed and furnished with agrip portion I9. The grip end of the plug is shouldered at 20, while theother end has a compression spring 2| shoul- 5 dered in a counterbore inthe housing and seated against a disc 22 on the reduced end 23 of theplug. A split locking ring 24 forms a shoulder for the disc.

By this construction it will be apparent that the control member issecurely held against displacement, but is free to be turned by the gripportion l9. The cylindrical plug has a pair of diametrically oppositepockets 25 which are brought into registerwith the discharge spout I0 bymanually turning the grip portion I9. When the lower pocket is inregister with the spout the upper pocket is in position for'receiving asupply of the contents which is dispensed by a half turn of the controlmember.

The agitating agent comprises a volute spring 26 conformingsubstantially to the converging walls of the passage 9 and having itssuccessive coils of a slightly less diameter than the passage so as tobe free to operate therein. The bottom coil is integral with a curvedelement in the shape of a ring 26 that rests on the control member I8and engages in either. of the pockets whichever is uppermost. The topcoil is engaged by lugs 21 inwardly protruding from the ring portion iiof 30 the body. These lugs hold the spring under slight tension in orderthat as the ring rides over the girth of the plug it will be forced intoa pocket approaching the passage. The dilation of the coils urges thecontents downwardly into this pocket to fill it.

By fashioning the receptacle in two parts and forming the lugs on theupper part the spring is held in place when the two parts are assembled.

What I claim 151- 1. In combination, in a dispenser of the classdescribed, a receptacle formed in two parts consisting of a hollow bodyhaving an open lower end, and a throat member having an open top portionin which the lower end of the body is seated, said throat member havinga downward passage terminating in an egress, a discharge spout inalignment with said egress, a rotatable control member interposedbetween the egress and the spout and supplied with a pocket forregistering therewith, a helical coil spring coaxially lodged in thepassage and consisting of a series of turns of a slightly less diameterthan the passage, said spring extending substantially the full'length ofthe passage and having its coils horizontally disposed, projections onthe aforesaid lower end of the body forming a shoulder for the upper endof the spring, and means contacting with the control member andassociated with the spring to agitate its coils so as to uniformlydisturb the contents of the passage.

2. In combination in a dispenser of the class described, a receptaclehaving a downward passage terminating in an egress, a discharge spout inalignment with said egress, a rotatable control member interposedbetween the egress and the spout and supplied with a pocket forregistering therewith, a helical coil spring coaxially lodged in thepassage and consisting of a series of turns of a slightly less diameterthan the passage, said spring extending substantially the full length ofthe passage and having its coils horizontally disposed, means providinga shoulder for the upper end of the spring, and a ring integrallyconstructed with the lower end of the spring for riding on the controlmember and engaging in the pocket thereof.

' LOUI FLORENCE.

